November 02, 2007	Friday	Shawwal 20, 1428

KARACHI, Nov 1: Pakistan Under-19 opener Ali Asad scored his a fine maiden first-class century to propel Karachi Blues to 265-2 against Peshawar on the first day of the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy National Cricket Championship fixture at the NBP Sports Complex on Thursday.

The left-handed Asad, playing only in his third first-class game, hammered 117 which included 18 boundaries, and helped Shadab Kabir put on 151 for the opening stand after Peshawar skipper Akbar Badsha chose to field first.

Shadab, the ex-Test left-hander, scored 70 with the aid of 11 fours.

At stumps, Ariz Kamal, younger of Test reject Asim Kamal, was still at the crease with 49.

Sui Southern Gas Company crawled to 193 for seven against Karachi Whites at the National Stadium after being asked to bat first. Fast bowler Mohammad Sami bowled tidily to take two for 34 in 20 overs

in front of the national selectors.

Discarded Test opener Taufiq Umar struck 131 to help Habib Bank reach 340-8 against Sialkot at the Lahore Country Club Ground in Muridke.

Scores on Thursday (first day of four):

At NBP Sports Complex, Karachi:

KARACHI BLUES 265-2 in 83 overs (Ali Asad 117, Shadab Kabir 70, Ariz Kamal 49 not out) v PESHAWAR.

At National Stadium, Karachi: SSGC 193-7 in 83 overs (Mohtashim Ali 69) v KARACHI WHITES.

At Multan Cricket Stadium:

MULTAN 238 in 73.5 overs (Kashif Naved 89, Abdul Rauf 47; Azharullah 5-64); WAPDA 20-1 in 7 overs.

At Sheikhupura Stadium:

ZTBL 210-5 in 83 overs (Afaq Raheem 79, Wajahatullah Wasti 61 not out) v PIA.

At Bugti Stadium, Quetta:

QUETTA 130 in 47.5 overs (Naseem Khan 42 not out; Mohammad Shahzad 5-47, Mohammad Saeed 3-10); LAHORE SHALIMAR 118-7 in 33 overs (Nazar Hussain 5-46).

At KRL Stadium, Rawalpindi:

SNGPL 254 in 81.1 overs (Azhar Shafiq 75, Saleem Mughal 54; Akhtar Ayub 4-72, Yasir Arafat 3-49) v KRL.

At Lahore Country Club, Muridke:

HABIB BANK 340-8 in 83 overs (Taufiq Umar 131, Riffatullah Mohmand 85, Imran Farhat 41; Mohammad Wasim 4-96) v SIALKOT.

At Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore:

LAHORE RAVI 250-8 in 76.5 overs (Kashif Siddique 62, Ashraf Ali 53; Tahir Mughal 3-32) v NATIONAL BANK.

At Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad:

PAKISTAN CUSTOMS 182 in 56.1 overs (Zahoor Elahi 60; Ahmed Hayat 5-48, Mohammad Talha 4-56); FAISALABAD 50-2 in 14.4 overs.

At Diamond Club Ground, Islamabad:

RAWALPINDI 246 in 65.3 overs (Adnan Mufti 83, Usman Saeed 42; Shahzad Azam 4-94, Saad Altaf 3-55); ISLAMABAD 34-0 in 9 overs.